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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

MEMORIAL, ST LUCY, VIRGIN AND MARTYR

DECEMBER 13, 2007MEMORIAL, ST LUCY, VIRGIN AND MARTYRTHURSDAY 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT - YEAR I

ISAIAH 41:13-20I am the LORD, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who sayto you, "Fear not, I will help you." Fear not, O worm Jacob, O maggotIsrael; I will help you, says the LORD; your redeemer is the Holy Oneof Israel. I will make of you a threshing sledge, sharp, new, anddouble-edged, To thresh the mountains and crush them, to make thehills like chaff. When you winnow them, the wind shall carry them offand the storm shall scatter them. But you shall rejoice in the LORD,and glory in the Holy One of Israel. The afflicted and the needyseek water in vain, their tongues are parched with thirst. I, theLORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.I will open up rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the broadvalleys; I will turn the desert into a marshland, and the dry groundinto springs of water. I will plant in the desert the cedar, acacia,myrtle, and olive; I will set in the wasteland the cypress, togetherwith the plane tree and the pine, That all may see and know, observeand understand, That the hand of the LORD has done this, the Holy Oneof Israel has created it.

MATTHEW 11:11-15Jesus said to the crowds: "Amen, I say to you, among those born ofwomen there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet theleast in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days ofJohn the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence,and the violent are taking it by force. All the prophets and the lawprophesied up to the time of John. And if you are willing to acceptit, he is Elijah, the one who is to come. Whoever has ears ought tohear."

REFLECTIONJesus is not simply giving praise to a man who has just about givenup his life for him. Jesus is telling us that John has been sendingan important message for all of us and that our acceptance of it iscrucial to ensuring John's efforts are not in vain. The message isthe Kingdom of Heaven has arrived in the form of Christ the Messiah.But the Kingdom of Heaven "suffers violence, and the violent aretaking it by force."

Let us pray to accept Jesus in our hearts and that we manifest ouracceptance in our daily duties as Christians. What better spirit wecan bring than the spirit of faith and humility during this season ofpreparation for the Lord's arrival.

PRAYER REQUESTSWe pray ...... for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for theunborn.... for the physical and spiritual recovery of Epifania Ylaya... for the personal intentions of Trinna and Abbie... Birthday: Rex Alamban... for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.- Birthday: Christian Emmanuel Ching- Birthday: Fr. Jesus Diaz, S.J.- Birthday: James L. Yu- Birthday: Tan Sui Eng... for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked ourprayers and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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